يُؤَمِّمُ ذا السَيفُ آمالَهُ

وَلا يَفعَلُ السَيفُ أَفعالَهُ

He who wields the sword fulfills his hopes

This Sword directs his purpose toward his hopes,

The sword does not act on its own

Achieving what the steel blade cannot achieve.

إِذا سارَ في مَهمَهٍ عَمَّهُ

وَإِن سارَ في جَبَلٍ طالَهُ

If it marches on an important task, it is guided

If he traverses a wasteland, he pervades it,

And if it marches on a mountain, it is long enough

And if he scales a mountain, he towers over it.

وَأَنتَ بِما نُلتَنا مالِكٌ

يُثَمِّرُ مِن مالِهِ مالَهُ

And you, with what you have given us, are in control

You are a master who owns us by your bounty,

Your wealth yields more wealth

Who causes his wealth to bear fruit through his wealth.

كَأَنَّكَ ما بَينَنا ضَيغَمٌ

يُرَشِّحُ لِلفَرسِ أَشبالَهُ

It is as if you are not between us, a leopard

It is as if you stand among us like a lion,

Who raises for the horse its cubs

Training his cubs to seize and break their prey.